long-term

Example Sentences

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Over the last couple of years, the long-term political parallels between the U.S. and the United Kingdom seem to have come unstuck.

From Salon

In his latest BBC Sport column, England World Cup winner Matt Dawson discusses the potential long-term impact of England's defeat by Scotland at Murrayfield, and the challenge of facing Ireland at Allianz Stadium on Saturday.

From BBC

Harvard says cashing out of some private-market investments early is now part of a long-term strategy.

From The Wall Street Journal

"One of the long-term things that changed was people's attitude," said Nick Ainger, the area's MP at the time.

From BBC

Homeownership has long been many Americans’ primary strategy for generating long-term wealth, both because home values generally increase over time and because paying down a mortgage is a way of forcing people to save.

From The Wall Street Journal